Melissa Barrera

Melissa Barrera, born and raised in Mexico, has captivated audiences worldwide through her versatile performances. She can currently be seen in the Peacock spy series “The Copenhagen Test” opposite Simu Liu — which premiered in December and quickly hit #1 on the streaming platform — and on Netflix in the 2024 Sundance Film Festival romance, Your Monster. Melissa’s upcoming screen projects include the thriller Black Tides co-starring John Travolta, and The Collaboration opposite Jeremy Pope and Paul Bettany.

Recent film credits include the Universal horror film Abigail, which reunited Melissa with the Radio Silence directing team, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett – whom she worked with on two installments of the iconic horror franchise Scream, and Scream VI. In 2022, Melissa starred in Sony Pictures Classics’ modern musical reimagining of Carmen opposite Paul Mescal, and in Gravitas Ventures’ All the World is Sleeping. Melissa also led Netflix’s global survival hit, “Keep Breathing,” and STX’s supernatural thriller Bed Rest, which she starred in and produced. In 2021, she reached international recognition for her performance as Vanessa in Warner Bros. movie adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway musical In the Heights.

Melissa began her career starring in popular telenovelas in her native Mexico, including “La Mujer de Judas,” “La Otra Cara del Alma,” and the renowned “Siempre tuya Acapulco” and “Tanto Smor.” In 2017, she made her Netflix debut in the popular comedy “Club de Cuervos”, quickly followed by her U.S. television debut in STARZ’s critically acclaimed series “Vida.” She’s starred in musicals such as “Spring Awakening,” “Young Frankenstein” and the Spanish pop-rock hit musical “Hoy no me puedo levantar” in Mexico City.